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Table 6 Impact and duration of musculoskeletal troubles on personal and professional activities. Only those who reported a total length of time with trouble that was greater than zero days were asked subsequent questions provided in the second portion of the table. The value of N shown below each body part name represents the denominator used to calculate percentages that are reported in their respective columns

From: Reported 1-year prevalence of occupational musculoskeletal disorders in Ontario chiropractors

 

BODY PART WITH REPORTED MUSCULOSKELETAL TROUBLE

Neck

Shoulders

Elbows

Wrists & Hands

Upper Back

Lower Back

Hips

Knees

Feet & Ankles

N

160

128

62

163

104

164

50

51

36

 

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

Changed jobs or duties

 Yes

5.6

10.9

8.1

14.7

4.8

11.6

18.0

3.9

2.8

 No

91.9

87.5

83.9

80.4

88.5

81.1

76.0

92.2

94.4

 No response

2.5

1.6

8.1

4.9

6.7

7.3

6.0

3.9

2.8

Total length of time with trouble

 0 days

0

6.3

4.8

6.1

5.8

7.3

8.0

5.9

8.3

 1–7 days

34.4

23.4

21.0

17.2

27.9

26.8

6.0

13.7

11.1

 8–30 days

28.1

20.3

25.8

23.3

26.0

31.1

32.0

23.5

25.0

 More than 30 days but not every day

28.8

39.1

33.9

35.6

28.8

22.6

26.0

37.3

41.7

 Every day

6.9

9.4

6.5

13.5

4.8

5.5

22.0

15.7

11.1

 No response

1.9

1.6

8.1

4.3

6.7

6.7

6.0

3.9

2.8

 

Neck

Shoulders

Elbows

Wrists & Hands

Upper Back

Lower Back

Hips

Knees

Feet & Ankles

N

157

118

54

146

91

141

43

46

32

 

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

Reduced work activity

 No

93.6

88.1

90.7

85.6

90.1

87.2

79.1

93.5

90.6

 Monthly

3.2

1.7

5.6

5.5

1.1

5.0

9.3

2.2

3.1

 Weekly

1.9

5.1

1.9

5.5

5.5

6.4

7.0

2.2

6.3

 Daily

0

3.4

1.9

3.4

0

0.7

4.7

2.2

0.0

 No response

1.3

1.7

0

0

3.3

0.7

0

0

0

Reduced leisure activity

 Yes

22.3

35.6

38.9

30.1

20.9

46.8

67.4

63.0

46.9

 No

77.7

62.7

59.3

69.2

78.0

53.2

32.6

37.0

53.1

 No response

0

1.7

1.9

0.7

1.1

0

0

0

0

Days normal work prevented

 0 days

88.5

74.6

83.3

73.3

83.5

70.2

62.8

82.6

78.1

 1–7 days

8.9

13.6

5.6

11.6

6.6

17.0

11.6

10.9

6.3

 8–30 days

1.9

4.2

3.7

6.2

2.2

8.5

14.0

4.3

12.5

 More than 30 days

0.6

5.1

7.4

8.9

6.6

4.3

11.6

2.2

3.1

 No response

0

2.5

0

0

1.1

0

0

0

0

Sought medical help

 Yes

82.2

66.1

50.0

45.9

84.6

78.0

76.7

43.5

53.1

 No

17.8

32.2

50.0

54.1

14.3

22.0

23.3

56.5

46.9

 No response

0

1.7

0

0

1.1

0

0

0

0